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It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.
Leaders Juventus try to maintain their 100 per cent record away to Sassuolo, but take on Simone Zaza and Domenico Berardi.
It kicks off at 19.45 UK time (18.45 GMT), click here for a match preview.
The Bianconeri were three points clear at the top of the table going into this weekend, thanks to a controversial 3-2 victory over Roma.
Alvaro Morata is suspended, while Martin Caceres, Andrea Barzagli, Romulo, Luca Marrone and Arturo Vidal are injured.
There’s an important Champions League fixture coming up away to Olympiacos on Wednesday, but Juve do not rest strikers Carlos Tevez and Fernando Llorente.
Claudio Marchisio and Kwadwo Asamoah are given a rest following international duty.
Sassuolo’s Mapei Stadium is familiar for Massimiliano Allegri, as he took this team to promotion into Serie B early in his career and a defeat here proved the final straw for his Milan job.
The two clubs have strong ties, as Zaza and Berardi are both effectvely co-owned by Juventus.
Federico Peluso sits out a ban with Gianluca Pegolo and Lorenzo Ariaudo sidelined.
It’s good to see Francesco Acerbi starting such an important game, as he beat testicular cancer twice in the past 18 months.
Sassuolo announced they are starting to take down the barriers separating fans from the pitch, starting with tonight’s game.
Sassuolo: Consigli; Terranova, Cannavaro, Acerbi; Vrsaljko, Magnanelli, Missiroli, Longhi; Berardi, Zaza, Sansone
Sassuolo bench: Polito, Pomini, Bianco, Antei, Gazzola, Brighi, Chibsah, Biondini, Floccari, Gliozzi, Pavoletti
Juventus: Buffon; Ogbonna, Bonucci, Chiellini; Lichtsteiner, Pogba, Pirlo, Pereyra, Evra; Llorente, Tevez
Juventus bench: Storari, Rubinho, Padoin, Asamoah, Mattiello, Marchisio, Giovinco, Coman